Jonathan’s professional experience includes work for two local health departments including work within the Office of Epidemiology of the City of Chicago and leading the Community Health Division of the City of Evanston. Additionally, Jonathan has spent more than nine years in the nonprofit space leading strategy; building meaningful partnerships; fundraising; and implementing programming for organizations such as the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), McGaw YMCA, Feed the Children,  the American Osteopathic Association, and the American Diabetes Association.

Jonathan serves as Subject Matter Expert on the March of Dimes’ National Advisory Committee and the Co-Chair for the national strategy workgroup focused on Dismantling Racism and Addressing Unequal Treatment under the Mom and Baby Action Network as well as a Public Member of the American Board of Pediatrics Foundation.

In her role, Nichole serves as a strategic thought partner to the CEO and the AWHONN Board of Directors, driving organizational excellence and fostering collaboration across key operational areas.

With extensive expertise in board governance, risk and crisis management, strategy, culture transformation, operations, and personnel management, Nichole is a dynamic leader committed to advancing organizational success. As a certified Reiki and meditation practitioner, she brings her passion for holistic wellness into both her professional endeavors and personal life. Nichole is dedicated to advancing women’s health and holistic wellness, supporting nurses and communities through initiatives that inspire growth, connection, and well-being.

In his current role as Senior Vice President of Meetings & Expositions, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing and Publications, Billie leads a dedicated team of professionals responsible for producing significant non-dues-revenue for the association while delivering stellar service to our more than 24,000 members, business partners, exhibitor, advertisers, and industry peers.

An accomplished association professional, Billie was designated a Certified Association Executive (CAE) by the American Society of Association Executives in 2002 and a Diversity Executive Leadership Scholar (DELP) in 2013, He has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Rick brings more than seventeen years of professional association management experience. He is an accomplished nonprofit professional, with a comprehensive background in leadership development and membership services, including previous work at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity (PIKE). He is a 2016-2018 class of ASAE Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) scholars. In 2018, Rick earned the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential and was recognized as one of Association Forum’s “Forty Under 40” professionals. He’s a long-time ASAE volunteer and currently serves on the CAE Exam Committee.

Originally from Georgia, Rick holds a Master’s Degree in Executive Leadership from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee, and a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.

In prior roles, she developed new educational programs and increased the rigor of current programs, including a women’s health nurse practitioner track. She led the development of the nurse practitioner Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN-DNP) program and led the development and launch of the online graduate nursing programs. She is a certified nurse educator and has an earned certificate in online teaching.

Karen’s research interests include health promotion and disease prevention, empowering women in healthcare decisions and evidence-based clinical solutions. She also is an experienced advocate for the nursing profession and women’s health initiatives, such as a Gubernatorial appointment to Special Commission for an Act Relative to Post-Partum Depression.

She previously served as director of the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Center for Diversity and Health Equity (CDHE). In this role, she operationalized the strategic priorities of the AAFP’s Board of Directors and executive leadership on issues of workforce diversity, health in all policies, medical education and practice tools that advance equity.

Prior to joining the AAFP in 2017, Danielle served as Director of Maternal Child Health for March of Dimes Kansas and a Fellow with the Army Public Health Center at Fort Leavenworth KS advising the Senior Commander of the Combined Arms Center.  Both roles involved the development and implementation of equity focused health promotion strategies to reduce disparities in maternal mortality, preterm birth, substance use and suicide by addressing the social determinants of health, policy, systems and infrastructure.

Danielle completed her doctoral degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Health Policy and Management where her research on unconscious bias has led to the development of evidence-based curriculum and training for faculty. She also earned a Master’s of Public Health from the University of West Florida and a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from the University of Missouri Kansas City.

Ben’s focus is on using data and analytics to better understand AWHONN member needs and develop resources to meet those needs. Ben is passionate about process improvement and creating automated, just-in-time analytics resources to manage product metrics.

Ben has a Master’s Degree in Biostatistics from Georgetown University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and enjoys speaking about analytics in associations.

He joined the firm (as Raffa) in 2008 as a Staff accountant and has since been promoted to Director.  Prior to joining Marcum, Albert was a senior auditor for Ernst & Young in the Philippines.

Albert also oversees project teams on various client assignments. Albert has performed a myriad of accounting functions for organizations such as the Wallace Global Fund, Gavi Alliance, Salzburg Global Seminar, Distributive Education Clubs of America and Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

Albert is a licensed CPA in the state of Virginia and the District of Columbia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.